Hey guys. I'm considering building a new pc. I haven't built one since 2010, but rather kept upgrading my i7 950 platform I built then. I have been building pc's since 1998 and have always kept up with the processor technology but in recent years it just seems so overwhelming and varied (i3, i5, i7 and a plethora of AMD offerings) I would like some opinions from you fine people!
Before the i7's it seemed like you upgraded every year or two and got a significant performance boost. Going from the socket 478 P4 with hyper threading to the core duo to the q6600 quad to the i7 were all very rational upgrades within a 1-2 year time span. Anyway, the first generation i7 is getting a little long in the tooth, and the x58 platform in general. That's not to say it hasn't been a capable and still is capable machine, but I would like a faster sata bus (running raid ssd's on sata 2 still, lol) more USB 3.0 ports, etc .
My ultimate question is. . . should I wait for haswell-e and ddr4 to hit the market and find a 47XX or amd equivalent on sale as this will presumably drive prices down or is now a good time to find a solid bundle and build? What would you recommend getting in terms of cpu/mobo combos?
I rambled quite a bit. . . but having a little impulse geeky moment and wanted to get CR's opinion!
Thanks guys!